drax in # movies • 3 hours ago • 5 min readFilm Review: Passage to Marseille (1944)Casablanca is arguably the most iconic of all the films of the Classic Hollywood era and one of the best‑known films in the entire history...drax in # movies • 9 hours ago • 4 min readFilm Review: Henry V (1944)One of the examples of Shakespeare’s universal appeal is the fact that even his earliest plays, historical dramas, happen to be popular and...drax in # movies • 15 hours ago • 4 min readFilm Review: Destination Tokyo (1943)Delmer Daves, the director best known for his classic westerns, made an early and significant contribution to the war film genre with his...drax in # movies • 21 hours ago • 6 min readFilm Review: Ossessione (Obsession, 1943)Italian Neorealism, a movement primarily associated with the Italian film industry in the first decade after the Second World War, has been...drax in # movies • 2 days ago • 5 min readFilm Review: Hangmen Also Die! (1943)Hollywood's penchant for sacrificing historical accuracy in favour of entertainment is a well-documented phenomenon. Sometimes that...drax in # movies • 2 days ago • 4 min readFilm Review: Shadow of a Doubt (1943)When Alfred Hitchcock, the legendary filmmaker, enjoyed a long and illustrious career, it was inevitable that various anecdotes and...drax in # movies • 2 days ago • 5 min readFilm Review: Air Force (1943)When there is a need for propaganda films, it is always better if they are made by someone with experience and genuine talent. In the...drax in # movies • 2 days ago • 3 min readFilm Review: The Seventh Victim (1943)Classic Hollywood is rightfully considered the golden age of American cinema. Yet, anyone expecting that all films of that period were...drax in # movies • 3 days ago • 5 min readFilm Review: Sahara (1943)Some of the best examples of effective Second World War propaganda can be found in Hollywood films. On the other hand, American filmmakers,...drax in # movies • 3 days ago • 7 min readFilm Review: Münchhausen (1943)In the early 1980s, cinemas in Communist Yugoslavia showed old films, including some that hadn’t been shown before. This usually had...drax in # movies • 3 days ago • 4 min readFilm Review: Action in the North Atlantic (1943)Logistics is one of the least glamorous yet most essential aspects of war. One of the rare Hollywood works to recognise this is Action in...drax in # movies • 3 days ago • 6 min readFilm Review: Chetniks! The Fighting Guerillas (1943)One of the most bizarre moments in the history of Yugoslav television occurred around 1983, during the airing of 3, 2, 1… kreni!, a popular...drax in # movies • 3 days ago • 6 min readFilm Review: Mission to Moscow (1943)The first casualty of war is truth. In practical terms that means that during wartime honest chroniclers become less valuable to the Powers...drax in # movies • 4 days ago • 4 min readFilm Review: I Walked with a Zombie (1943)Today, the word “zombie” is associated with hordes of mindless, unstoppable, flesh-eating people that destroy civilisation. In earlier...drax in # movies • 4 days ago • 5 min readFilm Review: The North Star (1943)There are many Hollywood films made obscure for the simple reason of their authors being too embarrassed by them, or for some reason...drax in # movies • 4 days ago • 3 min readFilm Review: Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)The Second World War served as a very effective source of plot for Tarzan Triumphs!, a 1943 film and the seventh instalment of the Tarzan...drax in # movies • 4 days ago • 5 min readFilm Review: Tarzan Triumphs (1943)Propaganda efforts aimed at making people sacrifice themselves for grand causes have recently lost much of their previous subtlety. Such...drax in # movies • 5 days ago • 4 min readFilm Review: Lassie Come Home (1943)The latest Star Wars craze clearly shows that certain categories of films are very hard to review objectively. The reviewer is often...drax in # movies • 5 days ago • 3 min readFilm Review: Four Steps in the Clouds (4 passi fra le nuvole/The Bigamist, 1942)Italian neorealism, a cinematic movement traditionally associated with the post-WW2 era, has its roots in earlier years. While Visconti’s...drax in # movies • 5 days ago • 6 min readFilm Review: We the Living (Noi vivi, 1942)The post-WW2 rise of Italy as a major power in world cinema did not come out of thin air. The foundations for this were laid during the...
